• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.86-91
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• 1998

Multimode planar waveguides have been fabricated by an electric-field assisted ion exchange in soda-lime glass substrates. Measurements of the mode indices have been made and the index profiles modeled on modified Fermi function are explained by a comparative analysis with the concentration profiles obtained using an electron probe X-ray micro analyzer. The analytical measurements showed that no more than 95% of sodium ions were replaced by the cesium ions. We established formulas for guide depth, mobility, and refractive index change, given the applied electric field, the diffusion temperature, and the time. We have verified the linear relations in the formulas not only between guide and root of diffusion time but also between guide depth and the applied electric filed experimentally.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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• v.36D no.7
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• pp.42-49
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• 1999

In this paper, we proposed a simple measurement method to find the behaviors of the fiber-to-waveguide coupler. The polished fiber blocks and planar waveguides on silicon dioxide were fabricated independently and then optically coupled by physical pressure. Several kinds of polymer with different refractive indices were used for waveguide films. The proposed method makes it possible to measure the center wavelength, bandwidth, extinction ratio, and polarization dependence of the coupler during fabrication procedure. The wavelength sensitivity increased with refractive index of polymer. The symmetric planar waveguide structure and isotropic property of guiding materials reduced polarization dependent property. Insertion loss of the coupler was less than 0.5dB. It is expected that our measurement method is useful for developing various optical devices using evanescent coupling between polished fiber and planar waveguide such as optical modulators and filters etc.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2018

Closed-form analytical expressions and 3-dimensional normalized charts for the homogeneous sensing and surface sensing structures are derived to provide the conditions for the maximum sensitivity of integrated-optic biosensors based on evanescent-wave and stepindex planar optical waveguides. The analysis is made for transverse electric (TE) polarization mode, in both cases where the measurand is homogeneously distributed in the cover (namely, homogeneous sensing), and where it is an ultrathin film on the waveguide-cover interface (namely, surface sensing).

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.248-253
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• 1999

In this paper, we have investigated a fiber type active coupler which utilizes the mode coupling between the side polished single mode optical fiber and the active multimode planar waveguide. The proposed device can be used for not only tunable wavelength filter or optical intensity modulator but also a tool for measuring optical properties of guiding material such as refractive index, birefringence, electro-optic coefficient, and thermo-optic coefficient. We gave designed and optimized a coupler structure using the BPM and fabricated the device using thermo-optic polymer as active planar waveguide overlay. The device showed that insertion loss was less then 0.5 dB, extinction ratio was -13 dB at the resonance wavelength, and the wavelength tunablity due to thermo-optic effect was -1.5 nm/$^{\circ}C$. The active coupler using thermo-optic effect can be used as a wavelength tunable filer, an optical intensity modulator and an optical sensor. pulses that are subsequently compressed by a dispersive optical fiber. Experimental results show that $sech^2$ shape pulses with a pulse width of ~14 ps and a time bandwidth product of ~0.34 are successfully generated at 10 GHz repetition rate. In contrast to other methods, such as higher order soliton compression, this approach does not depend on the optical power and thus shows promise for application to low-power lasers.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.472-476
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• 2019

We have proposed a novel planar lightwave circuit (PLC) optical sensor to monitor the contamination in a flow-cell where water is continuously supplied through a water quality measurement system. We designed a PLC chip with a V-shape waveguide and the simulated its function as a sensor for monitoring contamination in a flow-cell using a numerical the FDTD (finite-difference time-domain) analysis. A novel cross type of waveguide was introduced to make the PLC chip of the V-shaped waveguide. The fabricated PLC was cut into the cross waveguide. A change in the optical propagation loss of the PLC sensor was observed after immersing the PLC sensor into city water. It was determined that the propagation loss of the PLC sensor was 3 dB at a wavelength of $1.55{\mu}m$ in the city water for 15 days.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.335-341
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• 2002

In this paper, we investigated a novel UV sensor using evanescent field coupling between the side polished fiber and photo-functional polymer waveguide. It was found that resonant wavelength shifts occur due to variation in the refractive index of polymer planar waveguide for its photo-functional properties on exposed UV. Spiroxazine (photochromic dye) was used as the planar waveguide. The resonant wavelength responses were exhibited at 1.44 nm/mW, 1.64 nm/mW, and 1.78 nm/mW when UV irradiations were exposed for 20 seconds, 30 seconds, and 40 seconds, respectively. The recovery time of sensor was independent of UV exposure power and 90% recovery time was 100 seconds.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.274-275
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• 2000

광결정(photonic crystal)으로 광원의 자발 방출을 조절하면 문턱전류 없는 레이저, 고효율 다이오드, 파장 크기에서 손실 없이 급격히 꺾을 수 있는 광도파로 등 기존의 광소자에서 얻을 수 없는 좋은 성능을 얻을 수 있을 것으로 예상된다. 이러한 광결정은 유전체를 파장정도 크기에서 주기적으로 배치시킨 인공적인 결정인데 고체에서 원자의 주기적인 배치로 전자가 전파할 수 없는 진동수 영역, 즉 밴드갭이 생기는 것과 유사하게 빛에 대해서 빛이 전파할 수 없는 진동수 영역인 광밴드갭(photonic bandgap)을 가진다. 그런데 관심있는 광영역에서 3차원 모든 방향으로 광밴드갭이 있는 구조물은 마이크로미터보다 작은 내부 구조를 가지는 복잡한 3차원 구조물로 제작이 어렵다. 이러한 어려움을 극복하기 위해 제작이 비교적 용이한 3차원 광밴드갭 구조물이 찾아지고 있다. 다른 접근 방법으로 평면(x-y)에서는 2차원 광밴드갭을 이용하고 제 3의 방향(z축)으로는 전반사를 이용하는 구조는 제작이 용이할 뿐만 아니라 처음부터 광원의 편광을 TE 또는 TM 모드로만 방출 되도록 준비해 줄 수 있으면 거의 3차원 광결정에서 얻을 수 있는 효과를 낼 수 있는 것으로 발표되었다.$^{(1)}$ 이 방법을 이용하여 최근에 미국의 캘리포니아 공과대학(Caltech)을 중심으로 레이저 동작을 보여 주었다.$^{(2.3)}$ 공기로 둘러싸인 얇은 유전체 평판에서 생기는 전반사와 평판 위에 2차원 삼각형살창(triangular lattice)에 구멍을 뚫어 얻는 2차원 광밴드갭을 이용해 3차원 공진모드를 형성하였다. 이러한 구조에서 1개만 구멍을 매워서 만든 공진기는 저온(143 K)에서 레이저 발진을 보였고 여러 개의 구멍을 매운 경우는 상온에서 펌프 펄스의 유지시간이 0.5% 인 경우 레이저가 동작하는 것을 보여주었다. 이는 구조내에서 열전도가 문제가 된다는 것을 의미하는데 위아래가 공기로 둘러 싸여 있어 발생한 열이 가는 유전체 네트웍을 통해서만 전달 될 수 있기 때문이다. (중략)